Pros
Palomar health has many long term employees that are dedicated to providing excellent care. Worked at Palomar Health for more than 20 years.

Cons
Too much time and money spent for new hospital. Other facilities in district neglected to provide money to build new medical center. Staff strongly encouraged to give to foundation to build hospital but lost their jobs in 7/13 because of fiscal crises Executive management team should have been fired for poor fiscal decisions/excessive salaries-giving themselves and staff bonuses in 12/12 & then laying off over 300 employees in 6/13, spending large amounts of money on Magnet but unable to reapply for it because of very poor quality scores etc. Executive management does not value loyal,hardworking employees- uses them and then takes away their jobs when not needed any more. Too much favoritism/cliques and gossip. Departments not held to an equal standard- all about who you know. Standards applied to some departments/staff but not to others. Union environment-poor workers allowed to stay/incompetent people given jobs because of seniority. Pomerado/Villa Pomerado gives poor care-employees are allowed not to follow procedures/regulations because still doing practices used 20 years ago because"that's the was we do it here". Pomerado/Villa Pomerado employees are allowed to not follow customer service standards- speak in foreign language frequently/use personal cell phones in patient care areas,not answer call lights etc. Several Pomerado/ Villa Pomerado employees related to each other, no accountability for care by charge nurses and management

Advice to Senior Management
Use more compassion with employees when you are telling them they are losing their jobs. Human resource staff disrespectful during employee meetings in 7/13-rolling eyes,using cell phones, and interrupting employees when employees speaking with executive management about the impact of losing their jobs and closing their department. Customer service scores & quality will not improve until departments/staff held accountable. Palomar executives/palomar board should review mission statement and practice it on a daily basis.

Pros
The training was excellent, and the staff are all very knowledgeable and capable of teaching you what you need to know. Helping the patients was very rewarding when they weren't angry.

Cons
No one seems to want to help you learn, at least on my floor. You kind of get thrown in head first and are expected to keep yourself busy without bothering anyone else the entire time. I felt very isolated.

Pros
Great benefits and work atmosphere. Employees are important and this healthcare system does not put up with verbal abuse from doctors or anyone else.

Cons
Some supervisors show favoritism. This happens at any facility out there, but I found very few cons during the years I worked here.

Advice to Senior Management
Employee health tends to make light of any employee related injury, sending employees back to work minimally treated and further injuries occur or the initial injury becomes worse.

Pros
Pathmaker interns will get actual hands-on patient care experience and will also get the opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals while they are on the floor. They are also trained on basic clinical skills that will allow them to care for patients alongside RNs and CNAs. The entire organization and staff are wonderful to work with.

Cons
Sometimes you'll get a Department Coordinator who fails to follow up with you in a timely manner via email and calling the office won't necessarily mean you'll actually get to talk to them.

Pros
Extremely immersive program; interns get involved in direct patient care in state-of-the-art facilities. I have loved working here!

Cons
The commute can sometimes be an issue, seeing as first-time interns can only work on a specific group of floors which generally are all at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido (PMC) but there are still opportunities to get into some of the closer hospitals. Most new interns work at PMC, however.

Advice to Senior Management
It can be a little difficult to contact management at times, but honestly I've only had that issue once or twice in the six months that I've been working here. Managements makes the whole application, induction, and work process fun and easy, which was fantastic.

Pros
Being a Pathmaker allows you the ability to obtain a great amount of experience in the clinical setting while going to school. It also helps to determine which field of nursing or medical field you would like to specialize in. The staff is very appreciative of you, especially at Pomerado Hospital.

Cons
Being a Pathmaker does not guarantee you a job at either Palomar or Pomerado Hospital, no matter how many hours you have accumulated.

Advice to Senior Management
Allow Pathmakers the ability to apply for jobs as an internal candidate rather than externally.

Pros
There is a great amount of flexibility and the management is heavily invested in its staff. It's great atmosphere to work in.

Cons
Of all the little frustrations that accompany the position there really is little that I could really complain about that wouldn't occur elsewhere. When it comes down to it, there are a few places that pay better, but I hear that we're treated far better. I could move for better pay, but I suspect I'd regret leaving.

Advice to Senior Management
This really is a great place, especially a great department, to work. There are a few things which people complain about, but the great thing is that management is receptive of it and really supportive of their staff.

Pros
Palomar has a great orientation process, a lot of staff support and opportunities for continuing education. Palomar is a very team oriented place to work.

Cons
Scheduling can be rigid and it is difficult to have time off. Management is not flexible with regards to the schedule. This is somewhat understandable, as there it is a large staff with a lot of patients to treat.

Advice to Senior Management
Overall, a great place to work, as an employee I feel very supported in my career and continuing education.

Pros
Nice facility high upgrade technology given customer service representitives including spacious patient and staff break room and stuff like that

Cons
What I didn't like about Palomar health was that it sometimes is overcrowded and our workload would be more than what we were supposed to be doing for one given shiftAdvice I would give would be open professional communication

Advice to Senior Management
Advice I would give would be open professional communication that the book that I got to edit that and the info that she had to stop okay